Sorbitan, monoacetate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    93963-96-3

    Molecular formula
    C8H14O6

    SMILES
    CC(=O)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@H](CO1)O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 73.56%
    Sweet 29.49%
    Caramellic 24.23%
    Buttery 23.83%
    Milky 23.53%
    Alcoholic 20.45%
    Creamy 18.84%
    Clean 17.36%
    Savory 15.56%
    Vanilla 14.68%

     

    Flavor
    Bitter 52.27%
    Odorless 50.51%
    Sweet 48.0%
    Sweet-like 30.48%
    Very mild 26.41%
    Fruity 24.77%
    Bland 23.44%
    Fatty 23.1%
    Very slight 22.72%
    Mild 22.55%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -2.0

    pKa est.
    5.47 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    206.19 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    562°C

    Flash point

    • 192.72 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Sorbitan, monoacetate
    • 93963-96-3
    • EINECS 300-842-1
    • DTXSID70239981
    • RefChem:184440
    • DTXCID20162472
    • 300-842-1
    • Sorbitan,monoacetate
    • SCHEMBL6263853
    • MLGREEGGYIPMSP-LXGUWJNJSA-N
    • 5-O-Acetyl-1,4-anhydro-D-glucitol
    • NS00039808
    • 93963-96-3

  • Applications

    Sorbitan, monoacetate (CAS 93963-96-3) is a nonionic surfactant commonly used as an emulsifier and stabilizer in formulation chemistries. In cosmetics and personal care it helps stabilize oil-in-water emulsions and can act as a solubilizer for certain ingredients. In household products and cleaning formulations, it serves as a surfactant to improve wetting, dispersion, and grease removal. In coatings and inks, it can function as a pigment dispersant and emulsifier to enhance pigment stability and coating uniformity. In polymers and plastics, it is used as a processing aid and stabilizer for polymer emulsions. In pharmaceuticals, it may act as a solubilizer or emulsifier in certain dosage forms. In agriculture, it can serve as an adjuvant/emulsifier in agrochemical formulations to improve spread and adhesion.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 95.25
    methanol 476.07
    isopropanol 31.0
    water 2039.41
    ethyl acetate 7.16
    n-propanol 35.08
    acetone 23.0
    n-butanol 23.43
    acetonitrile 19.01
    DMF 1086.11
    toluene 2.53
    isobutanol 15.75
    1,4-dioxane 65.42
    methyl acetate 7.49
    THF 52.28
    2-butanone 7.72
    n-pentanol 11.62
    sec-butanol 16.45
    n-hexane 0.56
    ethylene glycol 529.9
    NMP 450.94
    cyclohexane 3.42
    DMSO 1802.37
    n-butyl acetate 3.85
    n-octanol 6.97
    chloroform 6.08
    n-propyl acetate 5.21
    acetic acid 233.66
    dichloromethane 14.86
    cyclohexanone 31.71
    propylene glycol 176.94
    isopropyl acetate 5.02
    DMAc 445.13
    2-ethoxyethanol 146.8
    isopentanol 14.9
    n-heptane 1.53
    ethyl formate 29.5
    1,2-dichloroethane 12.81
    n-hexanol 7.95
    2-methoxyethanol 371.75
    isobutyl acetate 2.55
    tetrachloromethane 2.08
    n-pentyl acetate 3.49
    transcutol 86.16
    n-heptanol 6.88
    ethylbenzene 2.28
    MIBK 6.17
    2-propoxyethanol 52.88
    tert-butanol 32.0
    MTBE 5.27
    2-butoxyethanol 29.61
    propionic acid 42.42
    o-xylene 4.8
    formic acid 1654.26
    diethyl ether 5.65
    m-xylene 3.51
    p-xylene 3.15
    chlorobenzene 2.82
    dimethyl carbonate 23.17
    n-octane 0.77
    formamide 1217.05
    cyclopentanone 42.09
    2-pentanone 7.63
    anisole 9.01
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 15.19
    gamma-butyrolactone 87.62
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 131.06
    pyridine 21.22
    3-pentanone 6.62
    furfural 134.1
    n-dodecane 0.54
    diethylene glycol 160.74
    diisopropyl ether 1.87
    tert-amyl alcohol 19.15
    acetylacetone 20.61
    n-hexadecane 0.58
    acetophenone 14.71
    methyl propionate 14.5
    isopentyl acetate 3.61
    trichloroethylene 14.65
    n-nonanol 6.39
    cyclohexanol 24.88
    benzyl alcohol 21.03
    2-ethylhexanol 4.95
    isooctanol 5.61
    dipropyl ether 5.75
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 4.52
    ethyl lactate 21.59
    propylene carbonate 35.44
    n-methylformamide 450.25
    2-pentanol 8.38
    n-pentane 0.96
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 24.67
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 12.44
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 30.81
    mesitylene 3.27
    ε-caprolactone 33.9
    p-cymene 2.82
    epichlorohydrin 51.98
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2.76
    2-aminoethanol 337.41
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 340.67
    sulfolane 261.34
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.59
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 19.14
    n-hexyl acetate 5.57
    isooctane 0.35
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 39.09
    sec-butyl acetate 2.87
    tert-butyl acetate 6.56
    decalin 1.0
    glycerin 458.74
    diglyme 82.2
    acrylic acid 86.49
    isopropyl myristate 2.81
    n-butyric acid 31.56
    acetyl acetate 7.94
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 7.43
    ethyl propionate 6.39
    nitromethane 218.79
    1,2-diethoxyethane 8.81
    benzonitrile 10.88
    trioctyl phosphate 5.57
    1-bromopropane 3.04
    gamma-valerolactone 135.9
    n-decanol 4.87
    triethyl phosphate 7.43
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 5.04
    propionitrile 8.96
    vinylene carbonate 40.48
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 135.54
    DMS 8.43
    cumene 2.14
    2-octanol 3.72
    2-hexanone 4.67
    octyl acetate 4.13
    limonene 4.29
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 111.98
    ethyl orthosilicate 6.42
    tributyl phosphate 5.1
    diacetone alcohol 25.72
    N,N-dimethylaniline 13.3
    acrylonitrile 23.56
    aniline 10.99
    1,3-propanediol 224.81
    bromobenzene 2.19
    dibromomethane 6.7
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 13.79
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 6.72
    tetrabutyl urea 11.12
    diisobutyl methanol 3.92
    2-phenylethanol 10.83
    styrene 2.29
    dioctyl adipate 6.93
    dimethyl sulfate 84.33
    ethyl butyrate 5.86
    methyl lactate 60.73
    butyl lactate 9.62
    diethyl carbonate 4.99
    propanediol butyl ether 36.29
    triethyl orthoformate 6.77
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2.79
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 17.17
    morpholine 95.44
    tert-butylamine 10.41
    n-dodecanol 3.78
    dimethoxymethane 135.5
    ethylene carbonate 28.74
    cyrene 71.57
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 7.21
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2.92
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 5.69
    4-methylpyridine 16.29
    dibutyl ether 3.32
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3.92
    DEF 63.12
    dimethyl isosorbide 46.92
    tetrachloroethylene 12.3
    eugenol 22.94
    triacetin 12.46
    span 80 24.13
    1,4-butanediol 101.92
    1,1-dichloroethane 3.21
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 8.58
    methyl formate 250.25
    2-methyl-1-butanol 14.23
    n-decane 0.84
    butyronitrile 9.12
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 5.41
    1-chlorooctane 1.97
    1-chlorotetradecane 1.03
    n-nonane 0.86
    undecane 0.64
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.59
    cyclooctane 1.65
    cyclopentanol 30.78
    tetrahydropyran 17.13
    tert-amyl methyl ether 6.66
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 68.35
    1-hexene 1.15
    2-isopropoxyethanol 44.28
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 168.27
    methyl butyrate 10.97

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction